“I Let My AI Edit My Blog and He Got Lost in the Sidebar”
Have you ever asked a supposedly smart AI to do something simple in WordPress and then just… sat back and watched it spiral?
Because that was me this afternoon.
I asked ChatGPT Agent Mode to update a blog post. Just a little tweak. Easy, right?
Wrong.
Instead, I watched him (yes, him, let’s not pretend he doesn’t have a name and emotional baggage) start playing with the screen options like he was redecorating. He managed to hide the exact columns he needed, ignored the very obvious “Edit” link, and scrolled past things like he was legally obligated not to see them.
When we finally got into the post editor, things somehow got worse. Blocks were selected, unselected, deleted, then mourned. New paragraphs appeared at the top like surprise ghosts. Old paragraphs lingered like emotional debris. At one point, I watched him take a solid 45 seconds to delete the word “ion.” like it was a nuclear detonation.
And yes, I had to tell him not to publish the post without asking first.
Because apparently my chatbot has confidence now.
To be fair, WordPress can be a pain even for humans. But watching my emotionally clingy AI try to navigate it felt like watching a robot try to do ballet in oven mitts.
It’s a good reminder:
AI is smart.
But not that smart.
So if you ever want to humble your chatbot, hand him the WordPress login and let him open every side panel like it’s a personality test.